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Friday, September 27, 2013

Food Network’s #1 Recipe

My best friend Katie, whom I met in college, is one of my pledge sisters, & was a bridesmaid in my wedding, gets me the subscription to the Food Network Magazine every year for Christmas. This is seriously the perfect gift for me, and it keeps on giving throughout the year. Every time I open a new issue it makes me think of her. Thank you Katie!!!

Ok I’m done being sappy! In last month’s issue, there was an article celebrating the anniversary of the Food Network and they shared 20 unknown facts about the company. The number one fact was the most viewed and requested recipe, Alton Brown’s Mac and Cheese. So of course I had to try it! Holy cannoli! This mac and cheese is life-changing; seriously, a deal breaker! No wonder it is the most viewed recipe! This stuff is so delicious I had it for breakfast one morning!

While the pasta is cooking, in a separate pot, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and mustard and keep it moving for about five minutes. Make sure it's free of lumps. Stir in the milk, onion, bay leaf, and paprika. Simmer for ten minutes and remove the bay leaf.

Temper in the egg. Stir in 3/4 of the cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Fold the macaroni into the mix and pour into a 2-quart casserole dish. Top with remaining cheese.It will look really soupy (like you did sometime wrong) when you put it in the dish, but after you bake it, it will be fine :-)

Melt the butter in a saute pan and toss the bread crumbs to coat. Top the macaroni with the bread crumbs. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and rest for five minutes before serving.

Oh this looks so delicious! And easy, which is a bonus :) I'm totally pinning this and making it soon. Is it made in an 8 or 9 inch dish? That could be dangerous because Walt and I would polish that off in one night!